Stories Archive - United Church of Christ

Tired in the In-Between

By Rev. Dr. Lorraine Ceniceros, Conference Minister, Kansas-Oklahoma Conference Leadership...

Right Relationships

by Rev. Kathryn Schreiber, Pastor, Berkeley Chinese COMMUNITY Church, UCC On a cool, drizzly early...

Interview with Sarah Collins Rudolph

On September 15, 1963, four members of the Ku Klux Klan planted dynamite inside the 16th Street...

Creating Relational Transformation in the Midst of Division

“How do we have conversations about racism in our schools especially if people don’t realize...

A Movement Toward Racial Justice in the German Church and Evangelical Church in Westphalia

Beyond Translation: Cultivating Racial Justice Solidarity I was invited to the third annual...

A Mostly White Church in a Mostly White Town: Racial Justice is our Responsibility

“If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.” –...

#ProtectPhoeun: Ending Immigration Detention, Promoting Healing – Not Harm

Incarceration, which has long been used as a social tool to criminalize and remove Black, Brown,...

Movement-Maker Profile: Rev. Deborah Lee

JTM: How would you describe your theory/theology of change? In your experience, how does...

Messengers for Justice: Trans Latinx Women Speaking Out in Collaboration

I first met Charlotte at a rally in front of ICE offices in San Francisco. It was a chilly morning...

An Open Letter…And We’re Still Here

An open letter, …and we’re still here. In the U.S., 22 of my trans brothers and sisters...

Excavating Hidden Histories: An Antiracist Practice of Healing

Exploring the complexities of First Church’s involvement in both abolition and segregation, and...

Building a Movement Led from the Grassroots

From the time it formed and developed in 2016, the UCC Council for Climate Justice has made a...

Companioning Through Violence in Indigenous and Afro-descendant Communities in Colombia

The Mennonite Center for Justice, Peace and Nonviolent Action (Justapaz), a longstanding Partner of...

Preserving the Drums: Cultural Resources Creating a More Just World

The drums are an important part of African heritage and tradition. The beat of the drum is more...

Learning and Leveraging: Practicing Soul-Searching Solidarity

Like many of us in the wake of the police murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor in 2020, the...

Getting to the Root: Moving Beyond Performative Antiracism

This video highlights Admiral Congregational United Church of Christ's year-long, multi-faceted...

As We Worship, So Will We Live

Invited by its pastoral team to honor Black History | Black Futures month each Sunday of February...

Creating Change through Relationships

Simply stated, this ‘sacred’ relationship began as a ‘chance’ meeting: two women, one of...

It’s a Thing We Do

“A racist is someone who is supporting a racist policy by their actions or inaction or expressing...